Bill Whittle Mounts the Soapbox Against George Lucas
I never promised I was done with this.
When the Fascists Come, They Come for the Children First.
When I was in middle school, they used to take us down to the multi-purpose room and make us watch plodding videos about nutrition (vegetables good, sugar bad), and then preach to us about the kinds of things we should be eating. I remember one day when the teachers asked whether we should be drinking… Read More When the Fascists Come, They Come for the Children First.
Lileks on Hoarders
Good stuff: There’s always two stories, they alternate between them, and something is always about to happen, usually eviction. Last night was one of those really cheerful episodes where both stories end in failure. The fascinating part? Not the junk they keep, not the reasons they give, not the delusions they construct, but the immense… Read More Lileks on Hoarders
Ace of Spades to Become Insufferable Until the Convention…
…Hobo Hunting Licenses hardest hit. Basically, its the 2010 Delaware Senate election all over again, wherein Ace inveighed for Rockefeller-ite Mike Castle rather than crypto-wiccan and professional campaigner Christine O’Donnell. The comment threads during that period brimmed with sightings of RINO horns and proclamations of doom. Except this time, he’s capitulated to the Stormin’ Mormon,… Read More Ace of Spades to Become Insufferable Until the Convention…
Ace of Spades Discovers that Rick Santorum is Catholic
And worse, when pressed to discuss the Catholic position on birth control and sexuality, he doesn’t hide in the bushes, but stands for his positions like a man. Naturally this makes him unacceptable as a Presidential candidate. The comments explode with the imaginary fear that Santorum is going to outlaw birth control (he isn’t, and… Read More Ace of Spades Discovers that Rick Santorum is Catholic
Valentine’s Day Was Not Made Up By Greeting Card Companies.
St. Valentine was a real, actual martyr. In fact there were 3 or 4 martyrs named Valentine. The only thing we know about any of them is that one of them was buried by the Via Flaminia on the 14th of February. Valentine’s Day was first celebrated in 496 AD. The association with romantic love… Read More Valentine’s Day Was Not Made Up By Greeting Card Companies.
Life: The Swallowing
Blogging will be light today: one of those Mondays when one feels the need to get ahead of everything, and an 18-hour day is expected. So my day is to be swallowed up. Enjoy some music instead. Here’s the First Lady of the Blues, Mamie Smith: And just for a left turn, some Joy Division:
Why is This Person in Congress? Why?
Today I wish to dispassionaly discuss Sheila Jackson-Lee. Sheila Jackson-Lee makes my soul despair for the nature of man. Sheila Jackson-Lee makes an argument for authoritarianism every time she opens her mouth. If Joseph de Maistre were to concoct a fictional character to demonstrate to the known universe the folly of democracy, he would have… Read More Why is This Person in Congress? Why?
Whitney Houston has Died
And it would be heartless to say “Who’s Surprised?” but I can think of no better response. This is not another example of me hating another 80’s pop songstress. Houston was not Madonna; her songs are exactly what they should be and nothing more. No harm, no foul, and if I got tired of seeing… Read More Whitney Houston has Died
Episode I in 3-D? *That* is Why You Fail.
It’s sublimely ridiculous to presume that I can say anything else about Star Wars that has not been said. For many, the very subject itself is boring. I sympathize with your point of view. The movies are as old as I am, and in some way, it’s mere perverse nostalgia to want to argue about… Read More Episode I in 3-D? *That* is Why You Fail.
Content Blues 